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Central Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

152 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 6 of 8

Motor Accident on Highway Large Lorry Runs Off Road. Three Men lnjured

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 11

A serious motor accident occurred on the Pacific Highway, albout 2 12 miles south from, Gosford, and just beyond Kendall's Rock, about 1.30 on…

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Motors and Motoring School Children and Traffic Dangers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 2

The principle embodied in the suggestion by the City Coroner. (Mr. E. A. May) that the Department of Education should appoint delegates in the…

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Motor Taxation in N.s.w

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. announces that the sum of £1,258,633 was collected in motor taxation in New South Wales during the year ended June 30 last…

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Motor Vehicles and Population

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 2

Official figures covering the registration of motor vehicles in all countries as at the close of last year have reach the N.R.M.A., which issues the…

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Chocks on Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1931 · page 8

The N.R.M.A. suggests that a heavy penalty should be provided for cases in which motorists, notably heavy lorries. allow large boulders to remain in…

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Motors and Motoring Turning in the Street

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1931 · page 2

The Council of the N.R.M.A. has decided to recommend to the traffic authorities that they prepare a regulation for proclamation for the purpose…

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Motor Title Certificate

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1931 · page 2

The Board of Management of the N.R.M.A. has recorded its pleasure at the progress made by a special conference now sitting to consider the…

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[?] Railway Yard

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1931 · page 7

Shortly [?] 10 a.m. on Tuesday [?] goods trucks, laden [?] cases crashed [?] lorry in the…

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The Waterfront Road IS 28 Feet Wide Enough?

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 10

That the Erina Shire Council should secure sufficient land to have a 50ft. wide road through Murphy's Estate, Koolewong, on the route of the…

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Good Voluntary Road Work Self Help St Ourimbah Creek Residents

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 5

The recent flood left the Ourimbah Creek road in a deplorable condition, the rough metal being exposed for miles, and the road badly washed in…

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Big Cycling Event Gosford--newcastle Road Race on September 5

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 6

Mr. Joe Davis, President of the Gosford Cycle Club, hinted in a recent report published in the "Times" that there would probably be something out…

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Motor Smash on the Highway MR. & MRS. R. Hill Seriously Injured

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1931 · page 6

Four Gosford residents were injured:--two of them seriously--when a car dived over a steep embankment on the Pacific Highway, three miles on the…

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Motors and Motoring Danger of Battery Gas

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1931 · page 13

From time to time one hears of motorists who have received a sudden and dangerous surprise because they have very thoughtlessly tried to…

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Railway Staff Changes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1931 · page 9

The following changes in the staff at the Ourimbah railway station are expected to take place at an early date: Mr. Bert Wells has received notice of…

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The Waterfront Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 3

In accordance with instructions the Engineer reported at the last meeting of the Woy Woy Shire Council upon the cost of constructing the section of the…

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Woy District News Woy Woy Bay Road

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 10

Arising out of the report submitted by the Shire Engineer regarding the proposed Waterfront Road, the Council considered at its last meeting…

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Motors and Motoring the Bush-lovers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 5

The N. R. M. A. is joining with the Rangers' League in an extensive appeal to the community to preserve the Australian bush--its scenic features…

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Tar Splashes From Roads

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1931 · page 8

A satisfactory way to remove tar from the body finish of motor cars is to rub the spots gently with a soft cloth treated with a few drops of…

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Gosford Cycling the Big Road Race

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1931 · page 11

The Gosford to Adamstown and return (106 miles) rase took place on Saturday last. The race turned out to be a great success, and was witnessed…

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Railway Freight Rates

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1931 · page 3

Mr. A. D. J. Forster, Assistant Railway Commissioner, informs [?]s that a statement attributed to him last week, by a North Coast newspaper, when…

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